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Old animosities thrive in post-Kadafi Libya
ZINTAN, Libya — The prized scion of Moammar Kadafi is a prisoner of tribesmen in these mountains of scrub and ocher rock. The rebels who captured him after the 2011 civil war that toppled his father have refused to turn him over to the central...
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Libya, International Criminal Court
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Egypt's Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamic extremists
CAIRO — The Mass was celebrated as if from centuries past: A bearded priest veiled in incense chanted for grace in a church along the Nile, near the spot where Christians believe Jesus and his mother sought refuge in an earlier age of bloodshed...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christian Orthodoxy, Philosophy, Cairo (Egypt), Christianity
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Egypt president uses tweets to convey kinder, gentler side
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi, at least for the moment, appears to be channeling his softer side. The beleaguered Egyptian leader this week withdrew criminal complaints filed by his office against journalists and began nightly chats with...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Justice and Rights, Mohamed Morsi, Human Rights
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Review: 'Harvard Square' by Andre Aciman
André Aciman's entertaining and moving new novel, "Harvard Square," begins in the present, with the fraught ritual of the college tour. In this case, it is complicated by the father's status as a graduate. As his son ricochets between hope and scorn,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Judaism, Colleges and Universities, City University of New York, Education
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Luxor Museum: Easily Egypt's best
While Egypt has many of the world’s greatest ancient archeological sites, its museums are generally dreary. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, while old school, is world class simply by the brute magnificence of the treasures it displays. The Luxor...
Tags: Museums, Cairo (Egypt), Sculpture, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Arts
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At least five killed in Egyptian sectarian clashes
CAIRO – At least five people were killed Saturday in clashes between Muslims and Christians, raising new questions over whether President Mohamed Morsi’s Islamist-led government can calm sectarian tensions amid Egypt’s broader...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Mohamed Morsi, Islam, Hosni Mubarak, Religious Conflicts
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Simmons Field scoreboard dedication and baseball game May 12
Curt Simmons Field in Egypt Memorial Park will receive a new scoreboard for the 2013 season and the dedication ceremony will be held at 1:15 p.m. May 12 at the field. The board was generously donated by Eric Eberhardt of Eberhardt Motors in Whitehall....Tags: Hellertown, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Whitehall, Culture
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Why we give foreign aid
— Sequestration is not the best time to be doling out foreign aid, surely the most unpopular item in the federal budget. Especially when the recipient is President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt. Morsi is intent on getting the release of Omar Abdel-Rahman...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief, Foreign Aid, Cairo (Egypt), Politics
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It's important to remember why the U.S. gives foreign aid
WASHINGTON - Sequestration is not the best time to be doling out foreign aid, surely the most unpopular item in the federal budget. Especially when the recipient is President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt. Morsi is intent on getting the release of Omar Abdel-...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief, Foreign Aid, Cairo (Egypt), Politics
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We should not be aiding Egypt when Maryland needs help
What! I can't believe it. The Sun reports that Secretary of State John Kerry promises to give Egypt $190 million to help the government pay its bills ("Egypt deal with IMF of paramount importance: Kerry," Mar. 2). Last week I heard it was $60 million....Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Al-Qaeda, Immigration, John Kerry
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Reality check in Mideast shows no real solution
After President Obama's visit to Israel and Jordan, it's time for our reality check No. 99. For perspective, let's backtrack to Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo. Reasonably, the President asserted, all sides were educated, smart and patriotic. If...Tags: Abdullah II of Jordan, Judaism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
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Pictures in the News | April 1, 2013
FrameworkMonday's Pictures in the News begins in California, where a juvenile sea lion sits rests on shore at the base of the Huntington Beach Pier. A news release from the Pacific Marine Rescue Center in Laguna Beach says an increased number of pups have washed...
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